Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
- Last Action
- 4/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-08Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-08Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-08Introduced in House
- 2019-01-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-08 (00)
No More Ghost Money Act
This bill prohibits any federal agency or federal government contractor from making a monetary payment to any official of a foreign country for the purposes of bribery, coercion, or any illegal activity that undermines the rule of law or corrupts a public official. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shall report to Congress on all monetary payments made by the CIA to officials of the Government of Afghanistan on or after September 11, 2001.
The President may waive such requirements if compliance would harm U.S. national security or members of the Armed Forces.
Subjects
- Afghanistan
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rule of law and government transparency
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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